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Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Tōkyō
Wed 30 Sep 2020 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+6' · FT 45+8'
Y 40' Hirotaka Mita

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi
  • Referee
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

6
9
11
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Tōkyō
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-11-30 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-12-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
26 Sep Yokohama FC H 0–2 L
23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L
13 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–3 W
09 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 2–2 D
FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
27 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 0–3 L
23 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
20 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
16 Sep Oita FC Trinita H 2–3 L
12 Sep Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds FC Tōkyō
#16 Position #12
25 Points 37
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
37 Scored 55
37 Conceded 42
+0 GD +13
1.39 PPG 2.06
39% Win % 72%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tōkyō are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact .
  • 37' Kensuke Nagai doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' FC Tokyo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Takuya Uchida on, Kyosuke Tagawa off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' FC Tōkyō are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Thomas Deng has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Kazuki Nagasawa as he leaves the pitch. Quentin Martinus steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 68' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Hirotaka Mita exits the field as Taichi Hara enters on 68.
  • 73' The travelling FC Tōkyō supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Kensuke Nagai by Yojiro Takahagi on 76 minute.
  • 81' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
  • 85' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 85 minute. Yosuke Kashiwagi leaves to be changed by Kenyu Sugimoto.
  • 88' Takumi Nakamura makes way for Hotaka Nakamura at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
  • Another three points for FC Tōkyō.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
Ryotaro Araki 2
Keita Endo 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Tadanari Lee 2
Taishi Matsumoto 2
David Moberg-Karlsson 2
Kyosuke Tagawa 2

Head to Head

2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-11-30 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2018-12-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tōkyō

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2020-09-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Yokohama FC L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2020-09-27 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō L 2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-09-16 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Oita FC Trinita L 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tōkyō D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.76 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tōkyō 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds33% Draw24% FC Tōkyō43%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
67%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tōkyō
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds27% Draw39% FC Tōkyō34%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.